Improved mode of transporting ships over land



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N-PETERS, PHOTO-LITHGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D. C.

inied Staten @anni @Milice E. MORTIMER DEEY,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

. Letters Patent No. 94,721, dated' Sqltember 14, 1869.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, E. MORTIMER DEEY, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements iu the Mode of Transporting Ships and other Marine Vessels Overland from one sea or river to another; and do hereby declare that the following isageneral description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

Figure l is a top view of my invention, showing the ship-carriage submerged in the dock;

Figure 2, a side elevation, showing'ship-carriage on the railroad; Figure 3, a transverse section of the same; and I Figure 4, a longitudinal section through dock, shipcarriage, and railroad.

In the said figures-'- A indicates the dock;

B the ship-car; and

C the ship-railroad.

The dock A is constructed in the ordinary manner, with walls, D '1), &c. r

' Withinthis dock is the railed platform E, having rails, FF, to correspond with the truck-wheels of the ship-carriage.

Thisv railed platform, which may be submerged or raised by rack and pinion, or by any other proper and well-known device, receives the ship-carriage B, which is fastened to the platform during the operations of raising or submerging the same.

The ship-carriage B consists of a truck, G, having the proper number of wheels, H, to suit the rails F ofthe platform E and railroad C, said truck being surmountedv by a tank, K, which is secured to and supported on the truck by posts and' braces, L, and

cross-ties M.

The tank is provided with a gate, N, at its stern end, and there may be a similar gate at the forward end, so that the ship may enter at one gate and pass out at the other, if preferred. This gate opens inward, and closes at an angle, for the purpose of resisting the pressure of the water inthe tank against the gate, as shown in g. 1. f

Furthermore, the tank is provided with rubber spring- 'y seats O, on which the keel of the ship rests, and

braces I), mounted with rubber springs R, for steadying and holding the ship X in position.

S S are chains or ropes, which pass under the ship and, drawn taut on the stretchers T T, aid the water in the tank in sustaining the weight of the ship,

and with the seats and braces before mentioned, sus-A tain the ship in the event of the waterescapiugfrom to another, by means of my device, I place the shipcarriage B on the railed platform E, and fasten both together.

I next submerge the platform and carriage in the dock A, open the gate N of the tank K, and permit the .ship X to float into the tank.

I now place the ship on her springs and braces 0 P, put on ythe cross-ties M, attach the chains S to the stretchers T, close the gate N, and raise the railed platform E, which sustains the ship-carriage, to the level of the railroad O. I next attach a locomotive or other power to the ship-carriage, and draw the same on the railroad tothe terminus, and on lto aturntable, (said turn-table being only requisite in the absence of the second tankate,) by means of which, I

i get theship-carriage, with its ship ,stern foremost.

The terminus of the railroad being provided with a ra'iled platform and flock similar to those before described, I place the ship-carriage on the platform, and submerge the platform and carriage in thefdock. I

`remove the cross-ties, stretchers, and. chains, open the tank-gate, and permit theV ship to ioat out and pursue her course.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

Supporting the ship orvessel in the tank K, by the sustaining ropes or chains S S, attached to stretchers T T or their equivalent, and' acting together with the elastic braces P P, in connection with the waterin the tank, or in its stead, in case of its leakage or evaporaf tion therefrom, substantially as herein specified. Also the spring-seats O O, on which the keel of the ship or vessel rests in the tank, for the'pnrpose specified. p

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my signature, this 29th dayv of March, A. D. 1869.

E.' MORTIMER DEEY.

Witnesses C. H. SOUTHARD, A. NEILL. 

